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Pulmonary cyst

MedGen UID:
107790
•Concept ID:
C0546483
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Lung cysts
SNOMED CT: Cyst of lung (275504005); Lung cyst (275504005)
 
HPO: HP:0032445

Definition

A round circumscribed space within a lung that is surrounded by an epithelial or fibrous wall of variable thickness. A cyst usually has a thin and regular wall (less than 2 mm) and contains air, although some may contain fluid. [from HPO]

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PubMed

Difficulties in the differential diagnosis of large solitary pulmonary cysts.
Frick AE, Ankersmit HJ, Simonitsch-Klupp I, Hoetzenecker K
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2022 Jun 1;34(6):1157-1159. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivab292. PMID: 34718600Free PMC Article
Clinical manifestations and treatment outcomes of pulmonary aspergilloma.
Lee SH, Lee BJ, Jung DY, Kim JH, Sohn DS, Shin JW, Kim JY, Park IW, Choi BW
Korean J Intern Med 2004 Mar;19(1):38-42. doi: 10.3904/kjim.2004.19.1.38. PMID: 15053042Free PMC Article
Prenatal diagnosis and management of some fetal intrathoracic abnormalities.
Calisti A, Manzoni C, Pintus C, Perrelli L
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 1986 Jun;22(1-2):61-8. doi: 10.1016/0028-2243(86)90090-0. PMID: 3522308

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Cystic lung disease.
Cabeza Martínez B, Giménez Palleiro A, Mazzini Florindez SP
Radiologia (Engl Ed) 2022 Dec;64 Suppl 3:265-276. doi: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2022.09.005. PMID: 36737165
Pulmonary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma: CT findings and pathological basis.
Bi W, Zhao S, Wu C, Gao J, Zhao S, Yang S, Deng Y, Nie P, Yu X, Deng H, Zang X, Ma X, Han J, Asuquo I, Wang X, Xue X
J Surg Oncol 2021 Apr;123(5):1336-1344. Epub 2021 Feb 1 doi: 10.1002/jso.26403. PMID: 33523526
Mechanisms of pulmonary cyst pathogenesis in Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome: The stretch hypothesis.
Kennedy JC, Khabibullin D, Henske EP
Semin Cell Dev Biol 2016 Apr;52:47-52. Epub 2016 Feb 10 doi: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2016.02.014. PMID: 26877139
Imaging of congenital lung malformations.
Chowdhury MM, Chakraborty S
Semin Pediatr Surg 2015 Aug;24(4):168-75. Epub 2015 Feb 27 doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2015.02.001. PMID: 26051049
Bilateral scimitar syndrome.
Kabbani M, Haider N, Abu-Sulaiman R
Cardiol Young 2004 Aug;14(4):447-9. doi: 10.1017/S1047951104004160. PMID: 15680054

Diagnosis

Cystic lung disease.
Cabeza Martínez B, Giménez Palleiro A, Mazzini Florindez SP
Radiologia (Engl Ed) 2022 Dec;64 Suppl 3:265-276. doi: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2022.09.005. PMID: 36737165
Imaging of congenital lung malformations.
Chowdhury MM, Chakraborty S
Semin Pediatr Surg 2015 Aug;24(4):168-75. Epub 2015 Feb 27 doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2015.02.001. PMID: 26051049
Pulmonary manifestations of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome.
Gupta N, Seyama K, McCormack FX
Fam Cancer 2013 Sep;12(3):387-96. doi: 10.1007/s10689-013-9660-9. PMID: 23715758Free PMC Article
Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome.
Welsch MJ, Krunic A, Medenica MM
Int J Dermatol 2005 Aug;44(8):668-73. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02095.x. PMID: 16101870
Splenic hydatidosis.
Uriarte C, Pomares N, Martin M, Conde A, Alonso N, Bueno MG
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1991 Apr;44(4):420-3. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1991.44.420. PMID: 2042707

Therapy

Decompression sickness with incidental pulmonary cyst.
Norton MN, Weaver LK
Undersea Hyperb Med 2022 Third Quarter;49(3):289-293. PMID: 36001561
Rapid development and rupture of a pulmonary cyst in the early postoperative period after pulmonary resection: A case report.
Kawamoto N, Okita R, Hayashi M, Furukawa M, Inokawa H, Okabe K
Thorac Cancer 2020 Jun;11(6):1712-1715. Epub 2020 Apr 4 doi: 10.1111/1759-7714.13421. PMID: 32246895Free PMC Article
Solitary thin-walled cystic lung cancer with extensive extrapulmonary metastasis: A case report and review of the literature.
Wang X, Tao YX, Zhang M, Wu WB, Yang DP, Wang M
Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 Oct;97(43):e12950. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000012950. PMID: 30412112Free PMC Article
Spontaneous expulsion of a pulmonary hydatid cyst through bronchial rupture.
Pannu AK, Golla R
Trop Doct 2018 Oct;48(4):350-352. Epub 2018 Aug 6 doi: 10.1177/0049475518789550. PMID: 30080133
Cystic echinococcosis: late rupture and complication of a stable pulmonary cyst.
Fisher J, Shargall Y, Krajden S, Moid F, Hoffstein V
Can Respir J 2011 Sep-Oct;18(5):258-60. doi: 10.1155/2011/197642. PMID: 21969925Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Pulmonary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma: CT findings and pathological basis.
Bi W, Zhao S, Wu C, Gao J, Zhao S, Yang S, Deng Y, Nie P, Yu X, Deng H, Zang X, Ma X, Han J, Asuquo I, Wang X, Xue X
J Surg Oncol 2021 Apr;123(5):1336-1344. Epub 2021 Feb 1 doi: 10.1002/jso.26403. PMID: 33523526
Rapid development and rupture of a pulmonary cyst in the early postoperative period after pulmonary resection: A case report.
Kawamoto N, Okita R, Hayashi M, Furukawa M, Inokawa H, Okabe K
Thorac Cancer 2020 Jun;11(6):1712-1715. Epub 2020 Apr 4 doi: 10.1111/1759-7714.13421. PMID: 32246895Free PMC Article
Differentiation Between Lymphangioleiomyomatosis and Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome: Analysis of Pulmonary Cysts on CT Images.
Park HJ, Chae EJ, Do KH, Lee SM, Song JW
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2019 Apr;212(4):766-772. Epub 2019 Jan 23 doi: 10.2214/AJR.18.20232. PMID: 30673341
Solitary thin-walled cystic lung cancer with extensive extrapulmonary metastasis: A case report and review of the literature.
Wang X, Tao YX, Zhang M, Wu WB, Yang DP, Wang M
Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 Oct;97(43):e12950. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000012950. PMID: 30412112Free PMC Article
Bilateral scimitar syndrome.
Kabbani M, Haider N, Abu-Sulaiman R
Cardiol Young 2004 Aug;14(4):447-9. doi: 10.1017/S1047951104004160. PMID: 15680054

Clinical prediction guides

Pulmonary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma: CT findings and pathological basis.
Bi W, Zhao S, Wu C, Gao J, Zhao S, Yang S, Deng Y, Nie P, Yu X, Deng H, Zang X, Ma X, Han J, Asuquo I, Wang X, Xue X
J Surg Oncol 2021 Apr;123(5):1336-1344. Epub 2021 Feb 1 doi: 10.1002/jso.26403. PMID: 33523526
Rapid development and rupture of a pulmonary cyst in the early postoperative period after pulmonary resection: A case report.
Kawamoto N, Okita R, Hayashi M, Furukawa M, Inokawa H, Okabe K
Thorac Cancer 2020 Jun;11(6):1712-1715. Epub 2020 Apr 4 doi: 10.1111/1759-7714.13421. PMID: 32246895Free PMC Article
Differentiation Between Lymphangioleiomyomatosis and Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome: Analysis of Pulmonary Cysts on CT Images.
Park HJ, Chae EJ, Do KH, Lee SM, Song JW
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2019 Apr;212(4):766-772. Epub 2019 Jan 23 doi: 10.2214/AJR.18.20232. PMID: 30673341
Serum VEGF-D a concentration as a biomarker of lymphangioleiomyomatosis severity and treatment response: a prospective analysis of the Multicenter International Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Efficacy of Sirolimus (MILES) trial.
Young L, Lee HS, Inoue Y, Moss J, Singer LG, Strange C, Nakata K, Barker AF, Chapman JT, Brantly ML, Stocks JM, Brown KK, Lynch JP 3rd, Goldberg HJ, Downey GP, Swigris JJ, Taveira-DaSilva AM, Krischer JP, Trapnell BC, McCormack FX; MILES Trial Group
Lancet Respir Med 2013 Aug;1(6):445-52. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(13)70090-0. PMID: 24159565Free PMC Article
Cystic echinococcosis: late rupture and complication of a stable pulmonary cyst.
Fisher J, Shargall Y, Krajden S, Moid F, Hoffstein V
Can Respir J 2011 Sep-Oct;18(5):258-60. doi: 10.1155/2011/197642. PMID: 21969925Free PMC Article

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